Gadara_G15.NW.1/1/1.2 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Gadara_G15.NW.1/1/1.2

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Context Information

Site Name

Umm Qays, Gadara

Date

ca. mid-5th century CE

Site Type

Settlement

Country/Region

Jordan/Northern Highlands

Period

Byzantine, Early Byzantine,...

Archaeological Context

Surface collection from the...

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Vessel Details

Shape

Casserole/Cooking Bowl

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Fabric of dark red col...

Functional Category

Cooking/Food production

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Vessel Images 1

Gadara_G15.NW.1/1/1.2

Casserole/Cooking Bowl

Umm Qays

ca. mid-5th century CE

Byzantine, Early Byzantine, Late Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Jerash Terracotta

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Günther Schorner, Nora Voss. "Cooking ware from Northern Jordan: preliminary report on the pottery" Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 30 (2021), 561-579 , Figure 5, Number Kass-3, Page 571.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Vertical rim with differently pronounced grooves on the exterior and small loop handles. The rim is clear-cut and concludes with a pronounced bulge at the lower end.